Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Trading Up 6.1% – What’s Next?
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemFive9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN – Get Free Report) shares rose 6.1% on Monday . The company traded as high as $19.51 and last traded at $19.4450. Approximately 1,420,079 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 29% from the average daily volume of 1,990,971 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.32.
Analyst Ratings Changes
FIVN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler cut shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson set a $24.00 price target on Five9 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.07.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on FIVN
Five9 Stock Up 5.2%
The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 4.61 and a quick ratio of 4.61. The company has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.32.
Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.05. Five9 had a net margin of 2.77% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The business had revenue of $285.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $285.15 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Five9 announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to reacquire up to 3.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Insider Transactions at Five9
In related news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $139,438.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 212,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,316,764.10. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $366,137.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 349,570 shares in the company, valued at $7,113,749.50. The trade was a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 66,039 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,231. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gagnon Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 407,452 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $10,789,000 after buying an additional 28,393 shares in the last quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Five9 by 24.4% during the second quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 262,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $6,927,000 after acquiring an additional 51,400 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its position in shares of Five9 by 68.7% during the second quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 31,508 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $834,000 after acquiring an additional 12,826 shares during the last quarter. Rock Creek Group LP bought a new stake in Five9 during the second quarter worth $1,986,000. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC boosted its position in Five9 by 115.5% in the third quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 122,688 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,969,000 after purchasing an additional 65,752 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.
About Five9
Five9, Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.